Best Homemade Marzipan

This marzipan recipe uses 2 simple ingredients: almonds and confectioners' sugar. Use it to make candies, marzipan fruits, or to top cakes and cookies.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 10 mins
• Calories: 171 Calories

Ingredients

• 3 drops almond extract
• water as needed
• 1.75 cups whole almonds
• 1.25 cups confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place almonds in a heat-proof bowl and cover with boiling water. Let stand for a few minutes until cool enough to handle.

Step 2

Slip almonds out of their skins one by one, leaving the remaining almonds in the warm water. Drain almonds in a colander.

Step 3

Wrap marzipan in plastic wrap and store in a cool, dry place.

Step 4

Place almonds and confectioners' sugar in a food processor fitted with a metal blade and process to a paste. Add cold water, 1/2 to 1 teaspoon at a time, if the paste is too dry. Scrape the sides a few times to ensure even processing. Add a few drops of almond extract towards the end of the process. Process marzipan until it is smooth and no longer grainy.